In this Issue

Cover Story:
Salman Khan

The Google guys love him. Bill Gates watches his videos. So why is Salman Khan still searching for the holy grail?

Philanthropy Next

The next generation of leaders aren’t necessarily what you’d call “up-and-coming,” mainly because most of them are well on their way.

The Big Gift: Wade Murphy

Thirty-five-year-old Wade Murphy gives a million bucks to the school that made him.

First Person:
Darell Hammond

Play is a four letter word that may be going out of style.

Scott Harrison

By Menachem Kaiser

The young person’s guide to building the
perfect charity.

Sean Carasso

By Kimberly Greene

A little wine, a “stupid” blog post, and some screaming led Sean Carasso to blow the whistle.

Chris Helfrich

By Darren Gluckman

From his perch in San Francisco, Chris Helfrich is trying to spread a net across a continent.

Sarah Prevette

By Scaachi Koul

Better get used to she-rial entrepreneur Sarah Prevette—‘cause she’s not going anywhere.

Fraser Doherty

By Julie Jacobs

Fraser Doherty turned his Gran’s recipe for preserves into the sweetest mini-empire.

Events

event Audubon Gala

event Celebrity Charades

event Help Haiti Home Gala

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UpFront

Nike gives First Lady
$50 million for kids

First Lady Michelle Obama launched Let’s Move! Active Schools to bring physical activity back to America’s schools. The ambitious goal of engaging 50,000 schools in the next five years is helped by a mammoth $50 million from Nike.

Mann-made $70 million donation

Alfred Mann is giving $70 million to the Nevada Community Foundation, which will take the foundation from an endowment of $35 million to $105 million.

Bloomberg gives Gates
$100 million

Bill Gates’ $5.5 billion plan to wipe out the virus by 2018 just got a huge boost thanks to Michael Bloomberg and his Bloomberg Philanthropies gift of $100 million.

Hospital gets $27 million in Orange County

This donation is expected to push past the hospital’s current $125 million fundraising goal.

Freud gives works to British museums

The estate of Lucian Freud, who died in 2011, donated works by two influential 19th-century French artists, Corot and Degas, to British arts institutions.

Prince follows in mother’s
footsteps

Prince Harry, 28, recently became a patron of the 25th anniversary appeal of HALO, the organization Princess Diana championed before her death.

In the Archives

Look through our archive of covers to see past profilees including Jeff Koons, Charles Simonyi, Isadore Sharp, and more. Click on the cover image to see the listing of profilees for that issue.